Step 1
Remove the contents of the icebox. Place the contents in coolers while you are cleaning the unit. If coolers are not available, place contents in paper bags and set in a cool area of the home.
Step 2
Pull out all of the shelves and drawers. Turn off the ice maker and remove the ice bin. Empty out the old ice.
Step 3
Fill a cleaning bucket with a solution of 1tbsp. unscented household chlorine bleach and 1 gallon water to make a sanitizing solution.
Step 4
Wash the icebox shelves, drawers and the ice bin in warm soapy water in the kitchen sink. Rinse thoroughly with hot water. Dip a rag into the sanitizing solution and wipe all of the items down. The sanitizing solution acts as a rinse and eliminates the smell.
Step 5
Add 1 cup baking soda to 1 gallon hot water in a bucket. Wash the interior of the icebox with the solution and a rag. Wash the doors and the door gaskets with the solution as well. Rinse with the sanitizing solution.
Step 6
Rinse the ice bin once more under hot running water. Dry the ice bin thoroughly with a rag. Insert the ice bin into the icebox and turn on the ice maker.
Step 7
Dry the shelves and drawers thoroughly with a rag. Insert them back into the icebox. Place the contents back into the refrigerator and freezer. Throw out any food items that have spoiled or are near spoiling.
Step 8
Set an open box of baking soda into the refrigerator and one inside the freezer. The baking soda helps to absorb any lingering odors.